Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-09-26
POWDERLY AND HIS COLLEAGUES.
Getting their Annual Report Ready
some Points TO be Touched Upon.

POWDERLY AND HIS COLLEAGUES
Getting their Annual Report Ready
Some Points To be Touched Upon.
A telegram from Philadelphia, september "a.
says: Mr.. Powdery is still In Scranton, and will
remain there shrouded In strict privacy until the
general assembly meets at Minneapolis on october
g. He has paid two hasty visits TO this city since
he went into his socalled mysterious retreat-once
last Friday, 70 see the great military parade from
the windows OF the Knights headquarters at sl4
North Broad street, and again on Tuesday last,
when he gave his final instructions TO the general
executive board concerning the preparation OF
their reports TO the general assembly.
Mr. Powderly and his colleagues are now en-
gagged In getting ready their annual reports Mr..
Powderly, In his report, win review his course
Throughout 1ne pass year ana VIII MAJ nun ,hs
Knights organization. He Will favor, he says,
open sessions OF the general assembly at Mime
paper correspondents be admitted. He says that IL
this be done the public Will repose more confidence
in the order than &c does now and that the proceed
ings Will be detailed more accurately than
heretofore. Mr. Powderly VIII also advance
certain plans for the promotion OF temper
for the RESTRICTION OF foreign emigration. lie
will concentrate his greatest Efforts, however,
in urging the adoption OF the new constitution:
last June had BEEN adopted but which has been
disputed since. Mr. Powderly thoroughly appre-
co be-
In the general assembly. He win also strongly
advocate the adoption OF his new scheme In re-
gard TO the formation OF national trade assemblies,
which was promulgated two weeks ago. IL Is
altogether likely, though, that II will not be IT,
garded with favor, inasinuch rs the trades-union
element I'm the order, whom the plan Was designed
TO concillate, have everywhere without exception,
determined TO oppose It's adoption.
The chief objection TO the plan is that, while
provision Is made In IL for the payment Of dues
and assessments from trade ASSEMBLIES no repre-
scntatlon will be allowed them ia the general con-
ventionS. Only district, state, and Territorial
SemblieS, from which also dues and assessments
TO be collectable, will he allowed To send dele
gates to the sessions OF the general assembly. BY
this method certain large wings or the order VIII
be called upon to pay double dues and asscssmenls
I'm their duaf capacities as trades assemblies and
constituent parts OF district, state or Territorial
assemblies. and they naturally Will not consent
TO IL. Several members OF the general eNecti-
tive board, and particularly Messrs. Thos H. Barry
ana Win. III. Bailey, who have always favored the
trades union ideas within the Knights org aniza-
tion, HOW on the outs with Mr.. lowderly on
account OF his presenting the recent trades inion
scheme 10 the order as his own creation, while IL
embodies exactly what they themselves contended
for and he opposed for months
The report OF the general executive board vail
furnish, IL is said. sufficient material MI several
big books Its illusions TO the expulsion and
ostracism OF Carpet Workers National Trade A.
sembly No. l26, over which SO much Indignation
was everywhere expressed, are expected TO pro-
woke bitter night. General secretary LIchnan's
report will Indicate the great failing OF In the
Last october, at the Richmond convention, a
membership OF 100000 men and women was
credited on the books OF the general secretary.
This year but little 800 900 Will De claimed
Among the other Important documents That
Will be presented TO the general assembly az
Minneapolis VIII be the report OF the general CO
operative board, that Ut the investigator OF
women'S work, those OF the general treasurer
and manager OF the life insurance department,
which Will recommend the appointment by the
President OF the United States OF Secretary OF
Labor To be coequal with the other Cabinet offices
now established.
Revelations from the inside show that an
amazing state OF Generalization exists within the
general headquarters here. Heated squabbles
between the members OF the general executive
board reported 10 be OF daily occurrence, and
| open ruptures are Threatened al any moment. IL
has been known before that certain members Of
the general executive board did not pull together
| with much unanimity, but their differences were
large corps OF clerks and assistants employed In
the gorgeous establishment are said TO be on the
verge OF mu,!ny, and their dislike Of the general
officers who have control over them Is subject OF
constant comment
| The most unpopular man at the general head
quarters may Ike said 10 be General Secretary
Chas. H. Lltchman, who has practical charge OF
| the whole concern ana whose domineerfng spirit
has incurred for him the enmtty or every body
| about him. His clerks are now obliged To work
night and day in order to get things In shape for
the Minneapolis convention. IL is charged that in
stead OF attending diligently to the duties Of his
ONCE Secretary Utchman has wasted time In lee
turing and eectioneeriny I'm his own interest and
thus allowed the work OF the Office To accumulate
| on his hands Jno. W. Hayes, secretary OF the
general executive board, who has constituted
himself MIR. POwderly 3 constant adviser, and has
assumed to stand In Mir. Powderlys shoes while
the general master workman is absent In his quiet
retreat, also comes in for big share VI unpopu-
| larity among the employees at the general head
quarters.
DEVELOPMENTS OF a sensational character are ey-
pected before the Minneapolis convention meets
and, as expressed 10y certain OF those on the in
SHE. the threatened stroke OF the thunderbolt
cannot he averteG, but Is bound 10 fall On the de-
voted heads or those now In authority.
PACIFIC DELEGATES FOR PowDEKIy.
L. ". Hanscomb, a representative knight OF
Labor from District as which includes Montana be-
fore leaving for Minneapolis TO attend the conven
tion said that the delegates from 9S. and in fact
DERBY, and viii not listen to his retiring FROM ONCE
Getting Under Way.
| THE PLAN OF COLLECTING FOR THE NEW CATHOLIC
UNIVERSITY.
| From tho New York Catholic News.
RI kev. Bishop Keane, OF Richmond, rector OF
the Catholic university. was in the city Monday.
In relation to the university the bishop said 1--WE
| intend 10 commence building Immediately. The
divinity building will first be erected and we hope
to have 1t ready by the fall OF 1880 The building
itself will cost about STA OOO but It Will take at
fessiOnal chairs and other necessary requirements
| to establish this department. So you see We do
uOt pTOpooo w "die uueii INC dluouut tndt Tue
entire university Will cost. probably $1,000, COO
| Is pledged Furthermore, we will not con-
| tract one dollar OF debt. The erection OF
THE OTHER BUILDINGS
| will be according as Providence directs, and It
| will doubtless require twenty years to complete
the entire university. We will open with six pro-
essors and In two years hope to obtain the entire
| stan-eight or ten. In January, Bishop Ireland
and myself start collecting In the East and Bishop
Spaulding and Will continue ii. We will visit
| Baltimore Washington, Philadelphia and Boston,
the other bishops OF the board OF directors In the
meantime canvassing the West. subscriptions
York, but there Is no doubt but that supplement
tary collection Will be taken up In those cities.
After Lent It Is expected that the work Will be
tended 10 the Pacific coast IL Is our intention
to very soon publish an address TO the Catholic
people OF the United States 70 prepare them for
our work. Our plan ts to appeal not 70 Catholics
who
SUPPORT IN. PARocHrAL SCHOOLS
but to those who can AFFORD an extra Offering and
this plan win be adhered to as far us practicable
Contributions however. from thsformer will be as
thankfully and gratefully received IS those from
their richer brethren. The first contribution re-
shall always remain on record taber credit Not
few have the idea that the university will greatly
interfere with our Catholic colleges. This Is not
80, for they all teach an undergraduate course,
while that OF the universities Will be poStgradu-
ate, and intended to 0i1er higher instruction 70
candidates for the priesthood who are inclined to
receive better knowledge OF the higher Catholic
studies than the colleges and 6eminar1eS anOrd.
Far, indeed, from our intention 1s 70 superseoe
any OF our worthy institutions OF learning oSpec-
tally those OF that most excellent teaching order.
the Society OF Jesus From now until DecemDer
1 Rioho, 4 ,xfl he QnOaOed th0 missionary